Birthday ATC

My son is always trying to get my artist trading cards..so for his birthday I made him his own.

At first I wasn't really sure what I was going to do.  I started adding tissue paper...took a break and thought it over..he's turning 9 so I went with a sort of card layout adding nines, I added the bubble J for his initial-no doubt he's gonna complain because it is not the capital J.  I found the dog in a magazine and the hat is a sticker.  I stuck them on with matt medium. 

He is gonna love it!

Testing Photo Transfer

My gel medium arrived the other day.  I was really excited about because I could now try to do a photo transfer.  I tried one before using gesso -didn't work well.  This time it transferred, not perfect but pretty cool all the same.

I used a photocopy of my charcoal drawing to make an artist trading card.  Next time I will not be using cardstock paper!  As you can see the image didn't transfer clearly and for some reason there is some pink and blue which showed up?  I think I actually like this better this way, the face is clear but the background is abstract with the mixture of color.  I added flowers found in a magazine mainly to cover up the edges which were still white.  The flowers throw it off but for a first try it's fine.

Breakfast

This is what I face each morning as I try to eat my cereal.

Considering I have six cats,

Should consider myself lucky.

My Book Now Available

I have finalized my book and it is now available on Amazon.com.  I have a small number of them that will be for sale at Visions in Houlton. 

Just a doodle

I found this image while looking through old magazines.  I was going to use it for a collage but it was laying there and so was my charcoal, I just couldn't resist drawing it.

"Layers of Life" receives Special Recognition

http://www.lightspacetime.com/all-women-mixed-media-category/



Entered my first worldwide online exhibition and received special recognition for one of my submissions.  I got a certificate and everything. 

I said I would and I did, I WROTE MY BOOK

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYNIUIW/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_XUF7qb01KWCZM

I have written my book like I said I would a year ago.  It is now available on Amazon for Kindle and soon will be out in hard copy.

SOOO EXCITED!